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Australia: Parliament passes Online Safety Bill 2021

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Parliament passes Online Safety Bill 2021

On 23 June 2021, The Australian Senate and House of Representatives passed the Online Safety Bill 2021. The accompanying Online Safety (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021 was also passed by both Houses on 22 June 2021. T…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2021-02-24
under deliberation

On 24 February 2021, the Online Safety Bill 2021 was introduced to the Parliament. The Bill would c…

2021-06-23
adopted

On 23 June 2021, The Australian Senate and House of Representatives passed the Online Safety Bill 2…

2022-01-23
in force

On 23 January 2022, the Online Safety Act 2021 entered into force. The law creates a notification s…